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I have ever been the queerest mixture of weakness and strength, and have paid heavily for the weakness.

Annie Besant

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Annie Besant
Age: 86 †
Born: 1847
Born: January 1
Died: 1933
Died: January 1
Editor
Essayist
Feminist
Journalist
Member Of The London School Board
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Politician
Suffragist
Theosophist
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London
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